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Loricariichthys
hauxwelli Fowler, 1915

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Lives in rivers and streams with
clear and white waters, permanent pools, sand, submerged leaf
litter, logs, gravel. It feeds on periphyton, aquatic invertebrates,
organic material. In this genera, which is not seen very often
in the hobby, the upper lips are small and the edges slightly
frayed. In sexually active males the lips are transformed into
large dermal lobes which are used to hold the eggs after spawning.
This species is unique in that the males hold on to the eggs
for 11 days. Aquarium Care: Keep on a sandy
substrate with branchwork. Reasonably easy to keep wirh regular
good husbandry. Diet: Omnivore: Dry foods,
algae wafers, Spirulina and normal tablet foods. Frozen foods,
Artemia nauplii, glass worms and Daphnia.
Remarks: This species occurs in the Amazon
river basin in Peru (Ortega et al. 2012). Its type locality
is the "Ambyiacu River, Ecuador" (Fowler 1915), although
this is erroneous as the Ampiyacu River is in Peru (Isbrucker
and Nijssen 1976). It only lives at altitudes between 100 and
300 m asl. The species occurs within Reserva Nacional Ambiyacu-Ampillacu.